Dear me, you just have the most incredible smile. I, too, have a somewhat irrational fear of open bodies of water. Mine, however, comes from swimming in one of the largest lakes where I grew up (Oconomowoc, Wisconsin). I can swim, but I can't float. So while swimming, I ran out of steam and couldn't float to regain stamina. Long story short, I drown. I was saved, thankfully, but since have had an open body of water phobia.